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LOT 0974
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (22.5 grams, 28 mm).
With frieze depicting two standing robed figures before a crowned figure on a throne, symbols in the field; later drilled 'pellets'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.16.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 99, for type.
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LOT 0974
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Neo-Assyrian Bronze Bowl
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Hemispherical in form with a raised lip to the interior and a rounded base; tinned; split. 212 grams, 15.8 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
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Bactrian Manuscript Fragment of a Letter Written to Bunakan
5th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Recto bearing ten incomplete lines of cursive script on leather; verso blank; accompanied by notes detailing the history and significance of such texts. 1.56 grams, 11.2 cm
Fair condition.
David Lindahl, Sweden, 2001. Collection of Bruce Ferrini, USA. Central London gallery. Property of a UK collector. For UK buyers only, this item is not exportable from the UK.
The Bactrian kingdom of southern Transoxiana was only known from a handful of inscriptions, seals and coins until circa 1991, when a cache of around 150 documents was discovered in an archive belonging to the ruler of the city of Rob, dating between the 4th-8th century AD, leading to major developments in the understanding of the Bactrian language. Many of these documents were sold on the art market and collected by Dr. David Naser Khalili for his Nour Foundation. -
Assyrian Tinned Bronze Bowl
Mid-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Plain round shaped with flat bottom and rolled rim. 317 grams, 13.7 cm
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
